Comments on: The Malta Community Chest Fund’s administrative expenses

By: brimba

brimba — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:10:22 +0000

All people with just a little bit of sense should say goodbye to the Community Chest Fund. We can all find other means to give charity. As things are, it seems that people are donating money to fill the pigs’ trough

By: Higgins

Higgins — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:59:32 +0000

There was only one Mary Fenech Adami bless her soul. She was unique – all Maltese loved her.

By: Reporter

Reporter — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:41 +0000

Let’s say a new President decides to embark on a large-scale project?

Is there nobody to check him?

Are the President’s whims, law?

By: John

John — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:11 +0000

Xi hnizrija

By: Reporter

Reporter — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:38:44 +0000

In reply to Verita.

So, who is the President answerable to?

The PAC in Parliament?

Are there any rules written anywhere?

Who audits these accounts? Who sets the budget for the President’s Office?

By: Dez

Dez — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:08:24 +0000

And now we’re asked to subscribe against a payment to get full access to the article on Times of Malta regarding the President’s gaffe. What next?

By: Jozef

Jozef — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:52:38 +0000

In reply to Ghoxrin Punt. Must be Manuel Mallia's nanny.

By: carlos

carlos — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:42:10 +0000

Ghandhom xalata bi flus ic-cwiec.

By: Mister

Mister — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:54:58 +0000

The MCCF is being run like a business with the mentality that you need to spend money to make money. They don’t see the point that the money they’re spending, is money donated to be put to good cause.

Flights, books, courses, meals, fuel… aren’t a good cause.

With L-Istrina bringing in huge amounts of money… what’s wrong with spending a few thousand here and there?

How about true audited accounts being done?

By: Mary Fisher

Mary Fisher — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:15:33 +0000

In reply to matt.

Personally, I will never give another penny towards this charity.

In De Marco’s time my husband and I brought money running into thousands all the way from the UK.

St. Paul’s Cathedral (Valletta) asked for a little help for a ramp for wheelchairs and all they got back was a snotty letter IN MALTESE, refusing without explanation.

I wrote to the charity and sent a copy of my email 3 times and still no answer to me or the Cathedral. The Cathedral is frequented mainly by British people and when you go back in the history of the charity it was the British Governors’ wives who set it up.

And now that the British people are asking for something they get turned down. Is this the right attitude? I’m afraid NOT.